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Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Grapes of Wrath (1940) - Part (2) Quiz
Famous trivia from Hollywood movie : The Grapes of Wrath (1940) - Part (2) Quiz
This quiz will test your movies knowledge by asking you questions related to the various famous movie trivia from the Hollywood movie: The Grapes of Wrath (1940).
About the movie:
A poor Midwest family is forced off of their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
1.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)?
a.
The "special edition" includes extra scenes: Newts parents discovering the abandoned alien ship on LV-426, scenes of Ripley discussing her daughter, Hudson bragging about his weaponry, robot sentry guns repelling first alien raid, and Hicks and Ripley exchanging first names. Also included is a scene on LV-426 where a child rides a low-slung tricycle similar to one ridden in
The Terminator
, also directed by
James Cameron
.
b.
This film is believed lost. Please check your attic.
c.
Beulah Bondi
was tested for the role of Ma Joad. Bondi, believing that she had the part, reportedly bought an old jalopy and moved to Bakersfield (CA) to live among the migrant workers in order to research the role.
d.
There is an actual Xenia, Ohio. And a tornado really did hit there in the mid-1970s.
2.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)?
a.
Although the script conformed to the provisions of the Production Code, a number of potential "problems" had to be addressed. The list of suggested alterations or eliminations included a warning "not to characterize Muley as insane", the rewording of "certain of the lines which have reference to Rosasharns pregnancy" (in the book, Tom teases Rosasharn and Connie with the line, "Well, I see you been busy"; in the film this is changed to, "Well, I see Im gonna be an uncle soon"), the removal of a "toilet gag about Grandma" (early in the familys journey Rosasharn leads her out of a gas-station washroom, explaining, "She went to sleep in there"), the elimination of "specific mention of Tulare County California" and a request not to identify a town as "Pixley" (a town in Tulare County, CA, notorious for its ill treatment of migrant workers). It was also suggested that the film not show "Tom killing the deputy in self-defense".
b.
The T1000 tells the helicopter pilot to "Get out!". This is an interesting parallel to
The Terminator
, in which the Terminator gives the same command to a truck driver under similar circumstances.
c.
The script of this film was written and prepared under
Ernst Lubitsch
, and he was the original director of this film. But he became ill during shooting, so Lubitsch hired
Otto Preminger
to do the rest of the shooting.
d.
The car that
Uma Thurman
s character drives is a Citroen DS Cabriolet.
3.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)?
a.
Production of this sequel to the original
Frankenstein
was publicized as early as 1933 by both Universal Studio press releases and the trade paper "Daily Variety", but director
James Whale
did not begin work on it until late 1934. With a budget under $300,000, it was originally entitled "The Return of Frankenstein".
b.
Seventh of eight movies that paired
Greer Garson
and
Walter Pidgeon
.
c.
In the scene where Charles Farmer asks the employee of Dunkin Dounts for advertising on his rocket, the shot shows Farmer in front of a large glass window in front of a graveyard with a short chain link fence around it. The shot of the employee is the actual inside of the real Dunkin Donuts in Santa Fe, New Mexico. However the graveyard in the shot is a real graveyard with graves dating back to roughly 1910. The graveyard is actually behind the Dunkin Donuts.
d.
Darryl F. Zanuck
paid $100,000 for the rights to
John Steinbeck
s novel - a staggering amount of money at the time. Steinbeck only allowed the rights to be sold under the proviso that the filmmakers should show the material due reverence and treat the project responsibly.
4.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)?
a.
The group gets assigned to the USS Alabama and sets sail for Pearl Harbor, HI from San Diego, CA. With the movie being released on 30 May 1941, the real USS Alabama (BB-60) was commissioned on 16 Aug 1942 and earned nine battle stars during her service in World War II.
b.
Due to negative previews, the release date was shifted many times from 18 May 2001, to 13 July 2001, then to 1 August 2001 and to 17 August 2001, and then finally moved off the schedule for the year to February 2002.
c.
2007: The American Film Institute ranked this as the #23 Greatest Movie of All Time.
d.
Studio head
William Fox
was incensed at the cost and removed Brenons name from the film. Brenon sued over this, and won.
5.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)?
a.
During the scene where a hand breaks through the glass of
Sam Neill
s cell, a piece of fake glass cut his neck.
b.
The pro-union stance of the film led to both
John Steinbeck
and
John Ford
being investigated by Congress during the McCarthy "Red Scare" era for alleged pro-Communist leanings.
c.
When
Brendan Fraser
is looking at pictures of the famous pop star Trysta played by
Sarah Michelle Gellar
, real magazine photos of
Sarah Michelle Gellar
were used.
d.
The production was stopped in early June 1940, when
Cesar Romero
broke his leg. It resumed on 5 August 1940. In the interim, director
Otto Brower
served as second unit director on the film
Brigham Young
and directed
Youth Will Be Served
.
6.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)?
a.
Several exterior scenes had to be reshot after the processing lab accidentally damaged one of the film reels. Cinematographer
Franz Planer
was no longer available for the reshoots however, and
Blake Edwards
bought in
Philip H. Lathrop
to take his place.
b.
2006: Ranked #7 on the American Film Institutes 100 Most Inspiring Movies of All Time.
c.
In 1956, American International released this film on a double bill with
It Conquered the World
.
d.
Began shooting mid-October 1953.
7.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)?
a.
When the rights were purchased in 1989 by
James L. Brooks
,
Debra Winger
and
Cher
were considered for the lead.
b.
A sequel was in the works at Fox the year after the films release. It was tentatively named after the first films fake working title, "Highway 66".
c.
A scene written for but cut from the film explained why Saavik stays on Vulcan: she is pregnant with Spocks child, stemming from an event in
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
. This was the characters final appearance in a Star Trek film.
d.
In the bachelor party scene, producer Ken Aguado can be seen lighting and smoking a cigar.
8.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)?
a.
The title song was later adapted as the theme song for
Eddie Cantor
s radio program.
b.
Henry Fonda
, still struggling to became a big Hollywood star, tried to avoid being a contract player for 20th Century-Fox because he wanted the ability to independently choose his own projects (an increasing number of stars at the time were trying to gain such independence). But when the much-coveted part of Tom Joad was offered to him, Fonda hesitantly gave in and signed a contract to work with the studio for seven years because he knew it would be the role of a lifetime.
c.
At the time of release, it was the policy of the MPAA to not allow the portrayal of blood in trailers that would be approved for all audiences. Bizarrely, the trailer for The Shining consists entirely of the shot of blood pouring out of the elevator.
Stanley Kubrick
had convinced the board the blood flooding out of the elevator was actually rusty water.
d.
Anjelica Huston
was offered the leading role, and was interested, but was unable to accept it due to her commitment to
The Grifters
.
Bette Midler
also turned the role down before it went to
Kathy Bates
.
9.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)?
a.
The Dude calls The Big Lebowski a "human paraquat." Paraquat is an herbicide. During the late 1970s, a controversial program sponsored by the US government sprayed paraquat on marijuana fields in Mexico.
b.
Jodie Foster
was interested in this movie as early as 1995. After initially deciding to drop out, her interest was resparked by a new revision of the script.
c.
Noah Joad simply vanishes after the scene of the family swimming in the Colorado River. In the book, Noah tells Tom he has decided to stay by the river. In the film, his disappearance is never explained.
d.
The sign on a restaurant window advertises sandwiches "with beer" in large letters. The amendment ratifying the repeal of prohibition had been ratified just weeks prior to the films release.
10.
Which of the following famous movie trivia, is related to the Hollywood movie: The Grapes of Wrath (1940)?
a.
According to a July interview between network.nationalpost.com and director
Catherine Hardwicke
,
Kristen Stewart
was recommended for the role of Bella Swan by
Emile Hirsch
, her co-star from
Into the Wild
and whom Hardwicke directed in
Lords of Dogtown
.
b.
Billy Gray
s film debut.
c.
Banks and the large farming corporations that controlled most California farms were not keen on the original novel (it was banned in some states and in several counties in California, and the book was not carried in the municipal library of author
John Steinbeck
s home town of Salinas, California, until the 1990s) and were even less thrilled that a film was being made of it. The Associated Farmers of California called for a boycott of all 20th Century-Fox films, and Steinbeck himself received death threats.
d.
Based on a Japanese comic book known as "Bio-Booster Armor Guyver" in which an ordinary high school student stumbles across an alien weapon, which turns him into a reluctant hero fighting an evil international corporation
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